Combined shoulder-braces and suspenders.



PATBNTED OCT. 25, 1904.

J. N. FAUST.

COMBINED SHOULDER BRAOES AND SUSPENDERS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1904.

NO MODEL.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

Patented October 25, 1904.

JACOB N. FAUST, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED SHOULDER-BRACES AND SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 773,282, dated October 25, 1904.

Appiication tiled February 24, 1904. Serial No. 195,022. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB N.FAUsT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Combined Should er- Brace and Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to combined shoulder-` brace and garment-Suspenders; and it consists of such an arrangement of parts that it is adapted to form a combination which is etlicient, comfortable to the wearer', and not unduly expensive, the same being more particularly described hereinafter and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing the same as it appears in nearly the position as when on the body of the wearer. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on broken line A B to more fully illustrate a portion of the structure in which two curved stifiening-springs are held.

Similar numerals indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

In this invention there are'two rings adapted to be disposed around under the pits of the arms and up over the shoulder of the wearer, and these rings consist in part of spring-stiffened curved portions, such as l and 2, which latter are connected at their lower ends by means of a horizontally-disposed back-strap 3 and at a higher point by a short pliable cross-strap 4:, so that the stidened curved portions are without contact with one another and free to move one independent of the other in order to secure comfort to the wearer. The upper and lower ends of the spring-stiffened curved portions l and 2 are connected to the ends of straps, so as to form the rings hereinbefore mentioned.

The ring-straps each comprise end portions T and 8, which are directly attached to the ends of the spring-stiened curved portions l and 2; but these end portions are each usually connected, as shown, by means of a strong leather part, such as 9, and which may be very narrow at the central part, since it is disposed directly under the armpit of the wearer.

About midway the length of the parts 8,

which would be directly under the armpits of the wearer, are attached the suspender-straps l0, which terminate in this instance in double ends to which the front of the garment is secured, which arrangement causes the weight of the garment to pull the lower portion of the rings directly downward, and thus entirely prevent much .discomfort on account of the rings never coming in hard contact with sensitive portions ofthe body around the armpit. The back of the garment is held by means of thestrap 11, whose upper end is secured -to the cross-strap 4, the lower part terminating in the double ends l2.

The curved back portions 1 and 2 of the rings may be stiifened and yet have a desirable amount of elasticity in various ways; but in this instanceA each is made to form a pocket in which is disposed a laterally-curved thin metal or other spring 13, as shown in the sectional view, Fig. 2.

This device may be worn either with or without the springs 13 and form a comfortable means for holding garments in properposition, but is intended more particularly for a combined shoulder-brace and garment-suspender, and therefore the curved springs are necessary to produce the result desired.

I claim as my invention- Y ,In a shoulder-brace and-Suspenders, two rings, each provided with a curved pocket portion and a thin stout portion, said thin portion being adjacent to the lower end of the pocket and in position to lie directly under the armpit when in use, a flat spring in each pocket, a back-strap for connecting the lower ends of the pockets, a lieXible cross-piece between the pockets for connecting them at a point above 'theback-strap, a strap depending from the cross-piece to a point below the backstrap, and suspender-ends connected with said depending strap and each of said thin portions, respectively.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB N. FAUST. Witnesses:

OSCAR SNELL, MALWINE D. NIEDERMAN. 

